Chapter 1867 Grandpas hometown
Early in the morning of the third day, Ye Yuze and his family went to the airport. Today is the day my mother agreed to go to Shandong. They are going to Jinan to wait for my uncle and his family.
After getting off the plane and just leaving the airport, I saw three big signs holding up the names of Ye Yuze and his uncle and uncle. Ye Yuze couldn't help but nod in secret. It seemed that the branch manager was quite attentive to do business.
Seeing Ye Yuze come out, a middle-aged man in his thirties greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Ye, my name is Zhang Jianhui, welcome you to Jinan."
Ye Yuze nodded, looked at the people standing behind him and asked, "There are too many people today, are there enough cars?"
Zhang Jianhui nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Ye, we have fifteen cars, enough for Mr. Ye's family to take it."
Ye Yuze almost came up in one breath: "We have only 11 people in total. Are you planning to have a car for each person?"
Yu'e, the child and his father did not come with him, mainly because this matter had little to do with them. According to the tradition of Chinese people, this is the Mei family's business, and the Ye family does not need to get involved. The reason why Ye Yuze came was because his mother was older and he was worried.
My uncle's family arrived soon, but plum blossoms were a little disappointed because my nephew did not come either. My uncle's family lived in Guangzhou for so many years, and his son had moved to Hong Kong Island and had already married and had children.
He had no interest in these things at all, so his parents called him and said he was busy and he wouldn't come anymore.
When my uncle arrived, he brought his daughter Mei Ping. Mei Ping is almost forty this year and still looks very young. Now she works in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and is also a leader in the bureau. She really doesn't want to recognize her ancestors. She is a girl, and she is not considered a member of the Mei family when she gets married.
She came here just to see her cousin and aunt, but she hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Seeing Ye Yuze, Mei Ping ran over happily and grabbed Ye Yuze's hand: "Brother, why don't you go back to Tangcheng? I miss you very much."
Ye Yuze squeezed his eyes: "If you want me, come to the Military Reclamation City. What's the use of thinking about it alone?"
Mei Ping pouted: "You fly all over the world all day long, and I can't see you even if I go to Military Reclamation City?"
Meihua scolded angrily: "You won't come to see me? What can he see? You can eat and drink."
Mei Ping smiled and ran to Meihua, hugged Meihua's neck and acted coquettishly: "Auntie, I have to coax my brother first, so that he can change my car for me."
"No need for him, I want whatever car I want to buy for you!" Plum Blossom was very domineering.
"Stop making trouble, get in the car and leave quickly." He scolded his daughter. He always has a serious face that makes people unable to get close to him.
Ye Yuze could see that his mother was not very happy. It must be because of the fact that my cousin didn’t come. Chinese people all have a clan concept. As the only boy in the Mei family, if he didn’t come, the meaning would be different.
When getting on the bus, Ye Yuze called his cousin. His cousin Mei Jianhua opened a clothing company in Hong Kong Island. It was doing well, so he naturally took some help from the Warrior Clothing Factory.
After the phone call, my cousin shouted intimately, "Brother."
Ye Yuze said in a stern tone: "You must arrive in Linqing today. I don't want the older generation to be unhappy because of you! If you don't come, don't call me in the future."
Ye Yuze was indeed a little angry. It wasn't that he cared about the matter of recognizing his ancestors. After all, the family was the whole family without even knowing them. How could he get close to him?
However, as a child, you must have the minimum filial piety. If you don’t care for others, you will at least give the elderly a wish.
It is actually a wish to say that it is a family reunion. If the uncles were buried here a hundred years later, Ye Yuze would not agree. At least he had to guard the children, right?
When it comes to worship, it is convenient for children to burn paper money or something. Chinese people should have the tradition of Chinese people, otherwise what else can they call Chinese people? This is also the reason why Ye Yuze is angry.
"Brother, I'll hurry over!" Cousin Mei Hua said quickly. Ye Yuze had hung up the phone. In fact, he and his cousin had no contact except when they were young. He was not showing off his power with anyone, but today this matter really touched his bottom line.
He liked my cousin since he was a child, but because he was no longer in Tangcheng, he had no contact. When he was a cousin, he would call him occasionally, and the relationship between the two was OK. So he was more intimate when he met.
But this cousin, the two of them had almost never communicated, and the phone number was stored there as a contact person and had never called it.
When I arrived in Linqing, the hotel had been arranged. It was a local five-star hotel. It was said to be five-star, but in fact it did not meet the standards at all. But now it is like this. Selling dog meat with the title of sheep has become a habit.
The commodity society makes everything valuable, but the supervision is unfavorable and makes it illusory. In fact, this kind of behavior that can handle everything with money will eventually teach people a lesson.
Ye Yuze had no obligation to correct anything for others. His task was to accompany his mother. After they arrived at the hotel, they did not rest, but put down their luggage and went directly to Meiwangzhuang.
The village is not big and there is no plan. The houses are scattered and built casually. Even the aisles left behind are twisted and crooked.
The Mei family’s old house is gone, and according to Mei Jinxi, it has been sold to a brother of the family. The three sisters of Meihua naturally wanted to see the house where their father was born, but when they saw it, they were very disappointed because the house had turned into a red brick house. There was no trace of the past.
Mei Jinxi led everyone to the ancestral tomb. Today's rural areas are no longer as they used to be. People are simple and kind.
The reproduction of the family represents the expansion of the population. Mei Jinxi's branch has no land after being studied. Today's ancestral tombs are not the same as before, and all the surnames are buried together. Instead, they are buried in their own land according to their closeness and alienation.
Clan is just a general term for a big surname, and there is obvious difference between relatives and distantness. According to Chinese customs, the five wards are used to distinguish them.
The Five Vests are ancient Chinese society composed of paternal families, with father-sect as the priority. The scope of their relatives includes male descendants from Emperor Gaozu and their spouses, namely, nine generations from Emperor Gaozu to Great-grandson, which are usually called the nine clans of this clan.
If it were changed in the past, all five squads would be blood relatives, and even one of them could not escape. However, with the development of society, even brothers could turn against each other because of money, let alone such relatives from several generations ago.
Chapter completed!